Settling into the duck blind while it was still dark, I soaked in all the night noises of the marsh. There were frogs croaking, the rattle of a kingfisher and the slap of a beaver’s tail. This moment before the sun opened the scene to our view is perhaps the most peaceful and anticipated […]
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Police lend a hand to help drivers with hands-free phone law
The Westbrook Police Department helps drivers adapt their cellphone and GPS technology so they comply with a new law that goes into effect Thursday.
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Signs are up: Please don’t feed ducks
Leah Cromarty, a freshman at Westbrook High School, got some help from Public Services in installing signs advising Riverbank Park visitors to not feed the ducks.
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Common Threads seeks funding for business incubator space
The textile and sewing school at the Dana Warp Mill wants to expand so students can start their own businesses on site.
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Thousands of pheasants flock to Scarborough for fall hunt
Local hunters may be excited for the upland bird hunting season, but what many don’t know is how the state stocks up for the season.
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Firm seeks input on ‘Westbrook feeling’ for Common
A second public workshop hones in the downtown project’s finer details.
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Stress-free retirement ‘right thing to do,’ Gorham chief says
Daniel Jones cites the deaths of Gorham Officer Wayne Drown and a Florida law enforcement friend among the reasons he chose to step away from the profession after 30 years.
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Four vie to unseat three council incumbents in Gorham
Three others run for two School Committee seats.
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Shortage of subs plagues schools, impacts students
Superintendents say even raising the pay rate hasn’t helped them find enough substitute teachers to cover their needs.
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City’s senior tax relief program to refund $22,000
Westbrook tax collector Dena Lebeda deems the first round of the program a success, and the City Council appoints David Morse to fill in for the remainder of former Ward 1 Councilor Brendan Rielly’s term.